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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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